Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Belgium
Belgium: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was -9.55 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Belgium, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Belgium is -9.55 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 144.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 42.5 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -21.14 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places Belgium 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2773 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +465.1% |
| 1993 | -3.72 % change on previous year | -337.5% |
| 1994 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -168.1% |
| 1996 | 4.45 % change on previous year | +129.3% |
| 1997 | 9.36 % change on previous year | +110.4% |
| 1998 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1999 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -378.5% |
| 2000 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 2001 | -3.62 % change on previous year | +173.3% |
| 2002 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -162.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1649 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4734 % change on previous year | +187.0% |
| 2005 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +289.5% |
| 2006 | -0.2012 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 2007 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -2214.2% |
| 2008 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -178.6% |
| 2009 | 5.34 % change on previous year | -259.7% |
| 2010 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 2011 | 3.82 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 2012 | -10.23 % change on previous year | -368.1% |
| 2013 | 7.01 % change on previous year | -168.5% |
| 2014 | -15.54 % change on previous year | -321.8% |
| 2015 | -11.7 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 42.5 % change on previous year | -463.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4501 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2018 | -21.14 % change on previous year | -4798.1% |
| 2019 | 37.61 % change on previous year | -277.9% |
| 2020 | -8.08 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 2021 | 26.26 % change on previous year | -424.9% |
| 2022 | -6.53 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 2023 | -11.59 % change on previous year | +77.6% |
| 2024 | -3.91 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2025 | -9.55 % change on previous year | +144.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's -9.55 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.41 % change on previous year. (68 countries reporting)
- Belgium's -9.55 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6884 % change on previous year. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -4798.1% | 0.4501 % change on previous year | -21.14 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +2214.2% | -0.2012 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 % change on previous year | -3.72 % change on previous year | 9.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5846 % change on previous year | -3.62 % change on previous year | 5.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 % change on previous year | -21.14 % change on previous year | 42.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.23 % change on previous year | -11.59 % change on previous year | 26.26 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 179 Slovenia -7.87 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Congo -9.52 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Austria -9.53 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Liberia -11.43 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Montenegro -11.43 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Uruguay -11.65 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Belgium?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Belgium was -9.55 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.14 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.